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TIL that in 2009 5 stranded fishermen were rescued by the USS Rhode Island, an Ohio class ballistic missile submarine.

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mxeAv TIL The mystery of what happened to the Roanoke settlement ("The Lost Colony") has been solved conclusively. They moved to Croatoan island and merged with the local population.
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